From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: latex and org-mode Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:49:13 +0200 Message-ID: <206972ED-5752-45F4-A725-9F3B90D4545E@uva.nl> References: <87y70kje0t.fsf@uvic.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v929.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KrqMt-0006PE-Mq for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:44:04 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KrqMr-0006Nq-Qp for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:44:03 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=37768 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KrqMr-0006Nd-1J for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:44:01 -0400 Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com ([64.233.182.191]:29836) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KrqMq-00030I-L5 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:44:00 -0400 Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id c7so747479nfi.26 for ; Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:43:59 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87y70kje0t.fsf@uvic.ca> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: dmg@uvic.ca Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi Daniel, On Oct 20, 2008, at 2:39 AM, Daniel M German wrote: > > hi everybody, > > I am also a long time user of Latex (16 years). I use it mainly to > author scientific papers. > > i followed the discussion about trying to export org files to latex > files. I am also currently drafting in org (using latex macros in my > draft, but no latex structure) and then move to latex. Once I move to > latex I still keep the org file for TODOs and notes. I think trying to > get org todo full latex authoring is not an easy battle (for example, > trying to make a figure with 2 minipage environments in it, each with > a table). Debugging latex in org is a nightmare because there is are > no pragma __LINE__ instructions in latex (as far as I know). > > I was wondering the other day if it would be possible to improve org > into using % as the first character in its lines. For instance, in an > org file we currently write: > > ** TODO Call my mother > SCHEDULED: <2008-10-19 Sun> > > How about allowing org to prefix the lines as follows: > > %** TODO Call my mother > % SCHEDULED: <2008-10-19 Sun> > > All org commands will take into account a prefix and add one if > necessary (for example when the task is scheduled). Org can then be > used as a minor mode (in conjunction with auctex for example) > > This would be even useful for programming in languages that allow > comment prefixing: i.e # , or if any prefix is allowed, any // This is way too complex and too hard to implement, so it will not happen. - Carsten > > > --daniel > > > > > > -- > -- > Daniel M. German > http://turingmachine.org/ > http://silvernegative.com/ > dmg (at) uvic (dot) ca > replace (at) with @ and (dot) with . > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode